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This article presents the text of a lecture delivered by American Educational Research Association President Carol D. Lee at the 29th Annual Charles H. Thompson Lecture-Colloquium Series which was held on November 5, 2008. In her lecture, Lee discussed several points of similarities between W. E. B. Du Bois and President Barack Obama. These similarities in background, education, and in their ideas on politics and power are historically connected with implications for educating Black people though race consciousness.

In this message from the International Technology Education Association (ITEA) president, Andy Stephenson stresses the need for technology, innovation, design, and engineering (TIDE) education. He cites the recent report--"Preparing for the Perfect Storm, a Report on the Forum, Taking Action Together: Developing a National Plan to Address the "T & E" of STEM"--which states that the strategic significance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in today's classroom has never been more evident and that the national security and economic competitiveness of the United States rests on the skills developed through STEM education. He says focusing on advocacy efforts will revolve around developing visions of technological literacy and the creation of documents and advocacy materials, public relations guidelines, and providing workshops to create advocacy initiatives among technology educators and affiliate associations. The object is to make the message clear and concise and enable the profession to show a unified message of the important role TIDE plays in the delivery of STEM. He encourages technology educators to take every opportunity to share the message of TIDE: the positive impact their teaching has on students and their ability to thrive in a society whose economy depends on technology, innovation, design, and engineering.

In the volume reviewed, papers from 15 international experts address how government can use evaluation to guide (or control) education while attempting to decentralize administrative structure and pedagogical content. Thoughtful analysis is provided in highly integrated coverage of theory and practice. (SLD)

INTRODUCTION: Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) is a feasible solution to reduce unintended pregnancy and abortion rates. Nonetheless, the worldwide prevalence of LARC remains low. The LARC uptake depends heavily on healthcare workers because every LARC insertion requires a clinician's visit, and they are a trusted source of contraceptive information. The study is aimed to explore the trend and distributions of global publications related to LARC and healthcare workers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Articles related to LARC and healthcare workers were retrieved from the Scopus database. Eligible publications were limited to research articles, reviews, and conference papers published in the English language with no date restriction. The bibliometric data was analysed using Biblioshiny to obtain distributions in terms of the number of publications, journals, countries, institutions, citations, and keywords. RESULTS: A total of 681 eligible publications related to LARC and healthcare workers were retrieved from the Scopus database between 1967 to 2022. The number of publications was low for the first four decades but increased steadily from 2010 onwards. The leading country in this research area was the United States of America and the majority of the most productive institutions were from this country. Half of the frequently cited publications highlighted healthcare workers' bias, attitude, and practice on LARC provision to clients. CONCLUSION: This bibliometric analysis can guide scholars to understand the global overview of research about LARC and healthcare workers. It may be useful for health practitioners and researchers who are interested in exploring this research area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers a report on the presentation of the Advocacy and Policy Department of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) during its 2013 convention on July 5, 2013 in the U.S. The efforts of the department in advocating for the blind are outlined. The responsibilities of the department towards public relations and governmental affairs are highlighted.

Several articles of information are provided including a call for conference papers, a book award, a website review, exhibition reviews, book reviews and a list of members of the Texas State Historical Association. The article reviews the exhibition titled "United States Military Uniforms from the Permanent Collection" at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum (PPHM) in Canyon, Texas from January 26, 2013 through January 4, 2014. The article also reviews the books "Born on the Island: The Galveston We Remember," by Eugene Aubry, "Texas Furniture," by Lonn Taylor and David B. Warren and a foreword by Miss Ima Hogg, and "Reconstructing the View: The Grand Canyon Photographs of Mark Klett and Byron Wolfe," by Mark Klett and Byron Wolfe, with introductions by Rebecca A. Senf and Stephen J. Pyne.

The article presents the selected papers for the 2013 Annual Meeting of the North American Primary Care Research Group to be held in Ottawa, Ontario from November 9-13. Among the papers chosen focus on topics lie primary healthcare improvement, patient-centered medical home patient benefits and patient engagement intervention. The factors for the qualification of these papers such as excellence, relevance and overall impact are also mentioned.